Brooke Lesley , LCSW

Brooke Lesley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a focus on helping women navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life changes. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for problems like sleep disruption, low self-esteem, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Brooke writes plainly and listens closely so people can feel heard and start making small changes fast.

She draws attention to how the body and mind interact, noticing physical sensations that accompany thoughts and memories. That awareness helps clients respond differently to triggers and move through painful moments with less overwhelm. Brooke often teaches brief mindfulness practices that can be used between sessions to reduce reactivity.

Brooke uses a client-centered stance that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on the client’s goals and values, and she helps people sort options and choose what fits them best. This approach is practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive.

When trauma or intense memories are present, Brooke incorporates trauma-informed methods to help process disturbing material while staying connected to the present. She balances mind-body awareness with talking and problem-solving so people can manage symptoms and rebuild daily routines.

With 12 years of clinical experience in Oregon, Brooke supports people through grief, chronic illness stress, caregiver strain, and multicultural concerns. She emphasizes self-compassion and small, steady steps toward a more meaningful life.

How Brooke's approaches translate to online care

Brooke commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and helps people understand patterns in adult relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's own goals and perspective so the therapist follows the client’s lead. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and body sensations, which can reduce reactivity and improve daily coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brooke will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on symptoms, life goals, and what feels most useful. She checks in regularly and adapts strategies if something isn’t working for the client.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full sessions that rely on visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is good for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, short-form check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats to see what helps most.